| Name: | HERCULES |
| Launched: | 28/08/1866 |
| Completed: | 08/11/1866 |
| Builder: | GC Hutchinson & Co, St Peter's, Newcastle |
| Yard Number: | |
| Dimensions: | 145grt, 53nrt, 120.0 x 20.5 x 10.9ft; (1902: 145grt, 48nrt) |
| Engines: | 2 x SL1cyl (35 x 51ins), 80nhp |
| Engines by: | Readhead Softley & Co, South Shields |
| Propulsion: | Paddle |
| Construction: | Wood |
| Reg Number: | 56043 |
| History: | |
| 12/11/1866 | John Bland, Liverpool; registered at Newcastle |
| 19/12/1866 | Marcus Horatio Bland, Gibraltar; registered at Gibraltar |
| 12/08/1868 | Marcus H Bland and James & Henry Foote (MH Bland & Co, manager ), Gibraltar |
| 19/09/1867 | Marcus H Bland and Caroline & Henry Foote (MH Bland & Co, manager ), Gibraltar |
| 22/05/1877 | Marcus H Bland and Caroline & Louisa Foote (MH Bland & Co, manager ), Gibraltar |
| 02/12/1882 | Eliza Bland and Caroline & Louisa Foote (MH Bland & Co, manager ), Gibraltar |
| 15/07/1892 | MH Bland & Co Ltd (Joseph Gaggero, manager) and Caroline & Louisa Foote, Gibraltar |
| 07/06/1895 | MH Bland & Co Ltd, Gibraltar |
| 1925 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 11/1886: Sailed from Shields for Gibraltar via Lisbon & Cadiz |
| 21 - 23/11/1866: Called at Falmouth | |
| 08/12/1886: Arrived at Gibraltar | |
| 1903: Laid up and used as the Gaggero family houseboat | |
| 06/03/1923: British registry closed as "used as a hulk" | |
| 1925: Broken up at Western Beach, Gibraltar |
Above photo is copyright of MH Bland & Co, Gibraltar
Shields Daily News, Monday, 12/11/1866